As another data point, my department at a large SoCal University
purchases several hundred new PCs every year for use in computer
labs, and we've done this for years. We've purchased Dells for
at least the last 9 out of 10 years (last summer HP wanted our
business badly enough that they undercut Dell's pricing so we
went with HP). The HPs are nice machines, but the only real problem
we've ever had with the Dells was when the entire industry was
dealing with the "bad caps" plague. I recommend Dells and HPs to
friends and family members that live far enough away that I can't
help them out and they've never had any brand specific issues. Our
Dell PowerEdge serves have been outstanding; I've still got a rack
of PowerEdge 2650 servers that have been running 24/7 for 10 or 11
years now without so much as a cooling fan or power supply failure.
We've lost hard drives over the years, but everything else is still
going strong. I certainly agree that Lenovo is an excellent brand
to consider for Windows/Linux based portables.
For a number of years my department included an authorized Apple
repair facility (including warranty repair). Given their market
share I was shocked at the sheer number of Apple computers that came
into our building for repair. They might make nice looking hardware
and excellent user interfaces but I've never been impressed
with the actual build quality of Apple products.
YMMV...
--Marcus
On 08/20/2012 07:08:50 AM, eric@megageek.com wrote:
> I was in the computer industry for over 20 years. I can say that Dell
> machines are the last thing I would EVER purchase.
>
> Every company I worked for switch from Dells to HPs. Dells are way
> overpriced and propretitary with NO support for customers (and only
> slightly better for companies.)
>
> If you really want to go low priced, go to
> http://www.heartlandamerica.com/ and get a couple year old system for
> next
> to nothing.
>
> If you need more than they offer, go to Walmart and get an eMachine
> (if
> they are still around) or HP.
>
>
> But whatever you do, and I can't stress this enough, STAY AWAY FROM
> DELL!!!!
>
> Eric P
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a
> rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
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